The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-19

Street Christian Church, on Freedom
from Condemnation" one by the
Rev. Mr.. Long, Of the Stranger
Church, on "The Supreme Alleei-
snce," and the third by the Rev. Mr..
Buriord, Of Calvary f piscopal Church,
on the "Csntennial."
The strsssers' Church.
The Rev. NJ Lopg selected % q
text for his discourse yesterday, the
following:
Ex. II, 8: "Thou shalt have no
other gods bGf,re ma"
The meaning Of this Language -
addressed 10 oil manhisd ID. thou shalt
have no other gods In preference 10
me, must be supreme In your A.
lection and obedience. The ground
on which God hiss based this claim oil
supre allegiance 10 two fold. 1, 10
hrst the quality OF His own nature.
al am Jehovah, thy God" This
name Jehovah means the ssli.existant
and the absolute, hence the ETHEREAL
and the iLf ,its-ths absolutely 81
pYeme OF nature.
The second ground on which this
claim 10 based IL that OF Providence In
ib widest meaning. ~ an, Jehovah,
thy God, which brought thee up out Of
the land Of Egypt" To the Hebrew,
Il was Q special claim OF Providence;
10 the human race, Il was q general,
universal claim. God is to mankind
the great protector, bensiactor and 70.
II this Law 10 based on valid grounds
Il follows that many men are very
much mistaken o. TO what constitutes
religion or condition TO eternal life.
The proper treatment OF our neigh.
bors 10 essential to good citissnshIp,
but II 10 not oil that 10 essential. II
makes no difference how good man
may be In oil the relations OF life, yet
II he ignores God Almighty, II there
is no reverence for God, no gratitude
for His bsnefactions and no sentiment
OF worship toward the splendors OF
His WISDOM, power and beauty, that
man has set aiide the greatest Law,
done violence to the highest obliga-
ton, repudiated the most important
debt Of his existenoe, and he cannot be-
safe he Ia liable 10 dsmna,ion on the
broadcast, deepest, Oldest and most valid
ground on which an intellectual and
moral beipg can be liable. II We love
our children or our friends, much
more we. feel we ought 20 love the
God who has given them 10 rs, whose
eternal qualities OF LONELINESS are the
grand original Of which the qualities
OF these lovedones are the evanscent
bhadowA
Under the Ne. Tcs.amsn. this law
has received q new kind OF interpre-
tation, which has made Il applicabls 10
every grade OF intellectual develop
msnt. Paul saws that, "Coveiousness
IN idolatry." When Q mans heart Ia
Get on money a. the highest god;
wfisn au the affections and the
thoughts of bis life are clustered
around tbs idea and pursuit OF gain.
he then puts God down In second
AIRY place or puts him nowhere. The
so'dsn calf 70 wonhiped instead OF
the Deity; the golden calf 10 followed
while he turns bis back upon bis
maker, and God 10 dethronsd 30 far As
that man Ia concerned. A man
ought 10 save money for the power
that ID gives, the cou iorts Il secures
and the ability II brings for doing
good and helpirg on the progress oil
the world. II men would only set the
proper value on money there would
be little poverty on earth and little
misery. Then there would be little
crime and no necessities for steal.
ing. There would be- no need
for anti.poyerty societies, no room
for Henry George or any form
OF socialism. All would have enough
and all would be commended. This Law
docs not prohibit OF ut down III,
natural scope Of love Tor any creature
II cannot be tin to love oto's wii,
20 the utmost scope OF possible tfiec
ton, or for q wife 10 love her husband
The Elm does not Insist In too mucl
love for one another, bat In too litll,
love for God. IL, God take the high
est place.
This Law was therefore promulgaiet
for mans own good rather than God
glory. II wac more his love fir yot
than iealousy for his authority tina
moved him W lie inference.
II this 10 true, sEd We know u n, Il
may be tha, the greitest criminals o
this world are not by far the creates
sinners. Those who stain their heart
with crime, who plunge into BEAST
living, excite our utmost indignation
and abhonence. They are no doub
worthy OF II. They are the CREATES
nuisauoe., the Wild beats In huma
SHAPE. But who can cay they ere tn
greatest sinnsui Heavily weiehe
with passion, Inherited qualities Q
evil, grcwl under worst a evil In
huenoes, who can measure the amonr
Of real guilt or responsibility Tn
greatest criminals In the eyes OF Go
may he In q d ferent class.
There are men and women with nj
analn OF crime upon their recors
whose general moral life has been viii
out reproaoh. who may be In fact Il
greater sinners than many In our rer
tent aries and same who have died I,
bloody crimes upon the gsllovs. Ne
and womtn who, with all needed llel
before them, with good ithueuo
round about them, deliberately .
aside the supreme Law, ignore all De
sonsl claims a God upon them Al
pursue with tuprene affection som
thing alec. say for aught We kno
oil such a. these may be the gresl .
ainnere. II there was ever IdolAt
they are guilty % Il, and II idolatry
amongst the greatest sins, that sin
theirs.
Lfnds. street .hri.,i.s Church
The Rev. Mr.. BilDey preached
the following text: "rhere IL, thel
fore, now no condemnation 10 IN,
which are In Chriht Jesus, who WI
no, after the nesh put after the spli